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  1. Raven

    Hiring an Experienced Foreman in Portland, OR

    Fires and floods?
  2. Raven

    Traded

    I can make that trade, I've got a like new lightly used ART - smooth as silk but I prefer a hitch/pulley combo on my hip. The D4 will go nice in my bobbin collection. I'll pm ya
  3. Raven

    Contract Climber/Bucket Operator Twin Cities

    @cwalsh check in to treebuzz more often. Hes prolly too busy climbing lol
  4. Raven

    Insulated tool double standards

    Good question this always comes up at EHAP too. It is my personal interpretation and recommendation that if MAD cannot be maintained then you must call the utility operator to make the situation safe, and fiberglass poles are not to be used inside the MAD no matter what. That's how I see it as...
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    ANSI 6.3.6 (6.3.7 2012) about being secured twice

    You are correct on 6.3.6. The floating bridge common on most modern saddles would count as one attachment point no matter how many ropes you have tied to it. The second attachment must connect elsewhere on the harness. If you incorporate two bridges then one rope on each bridge would make two...
  6. Raven

    This is the Akimbo

    Latest word I got back from Nate at RE: "It's still in the cooker and we still don't have a solid date for releasing it yet" "I'm really hoping to have it ready to show off at this years TCIA Expo - but many factors could decidedly delay launching it then." "We aren't doing any pre-orders and...
  7. Raven

    First srt set up

    Respectfully disagree, I'll take my upper hand ascender over knee ascender every time. It just feels better/more natural(for me), I can get a longer stride if I want, and the CT Quickroll ascender is multi-purpose as it can turn my 1:1 SRT setup quickly into a 3:1 MA for returning from...
  8. Raven

    How many hacks?

    I know this is a re-hash of a very old and used topic but I just gotta vent a little. Is there any other regulated industry in which 50%(?) (maybe more) of the companies and individuals involved seem to not realize or simply ignore the fact that we are indeed regulated? Yes we are regulated...
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    First srt set up

    Wow such a vague and broad question cannot be precisely answered here - I would give you advice but then lose sleep wondering if you are gonna screw up trying something I told you. Instead I highly recommend finding a mentor near you to show you the ropes. I see you're in the land of Oz and I...
  10. Raven

    Climbing competition

    jt I'll echo what Tony said - just DO IT! The competition experience has been one of the most helpful and fun times in my life. I've learned more about safety and climbing skills there than from any other single source. It will make you a better production climber - guaranteed. Forget the...
  11. Raven

    SOLD! - Akimbo GoFundMe Version - Excellent Condition - SOLD!

    Wow I just got here and it's already gone :(. This thing sold in less than an hour at an inflated price - now that's a hot item:asadito: And keep your Probules to yourself please, too many folks just waving them around in the wind like so many forlorn forgotten flags on a foreign shore - or...
  12. Raven

    Want to become a crane climber??

    Dang it sure would be fun to work with the Wraptor girls every day, but you're in the wrong time zone - good luck.
  13. Raven

    Spring Aerial rescue MN

    https://trees.umn.edu/aerial-rescue Hey if you're in MN or western WI or anywhere near planet Earth come join us for AR training at U of M East campus in St. Paul, Fri March 16th. My friends Brian, Victor, and myself will be serving up some juicy treats in the form of simple to complex SRT...
  14. Raven

    Adjustable Rope Bridge

    Oh man killjoy, that was perfect for an 8 incher joke. But in the video, hard to tell where the hitch is actually attached. It appears to be a shackle from a DMM swivel attached to a non-load bearing point of the TM - it should go to the ring or at least the webbing correct? Maybe it is and I...
  15. Raven

    2018 TCC Chron List / Dates

    Minnesota: May 19-20 Highland Park, St. Paul MN
  16. Raven

    The Illusion of Safety: Safe vs. Safer vs. Safer-er

    I've tried to steer clear of this one and just watch the mud fly from the sidelines but here goes: I've been doing a lot of research on word origins and definitions and I've discovered that safety is basically the opposite of risk. 100% safe is an unachievable goal, even if I stay in bed all my...
  17. Raven

    This is the Akimbo

    So it will work with Vortex? My rope of choice these days. I probably asked this back on page 49 but I'm just coming off a week of the flu and my brain needs to reboot. When my amazing friend Casey let me test drive his Akimbo I had tried it on all kinds of 10.5 - 11.5 ropes but never the Big...
  18. Raven

    Has anybody used Home Advisor?

    Just got another proposition by CATS - Certified Arborist Tree Service -or- Cert Arbo Training School, I guess they can't decide. Asking if I want to go to Puerto Rico of all places. They said they trolled my contact info from ISA website, fair enough but they sound a bit fishy. Anyone else get...
  19. Raven

    "Made to Order in 48 Hours"

    https://www.knotandrope.com
  20. Raven

    Has anybody used Home Advisor?

    Parasitic companies indeed - they suck! They steal the best internet searches too - when you searhc on tree service in your area the results will almost invariably yield one of these parasites advertising "the ten best tree services in Farqhuar", and they have no idea who a good tree service is...

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